Maternal Instincts Mystery Books in Order

A body pulled from San Francisco Bay may belong to Kate Connolly's missing brother-in-law. As she prepares for childbirth and then adjusts to life with a newborn, Kate starts investigating, discovering an unexpected career as a private detective.

New mother Kate Connolly and her husband welcome a dinner cruise organized by her mommy club as a rare night out. When the club president dies during the excursion, Kate must investigate the people sharing their apparently relaxing evening.

Kate Connolly and baby Laurie escape a hit-and-run while heading to a photo shoot. A witness identifies French diplomatic plates on the car, drawing Kate and her husband into an investigation involving suspicious activity at the French consulate.

When her friend Jill's boyfriend dies in a suspicious fall, private investigator Kate Connolly examines a possible connection to Jill's harsh restaurant review. More deaths and competition from another investigator complicate a case she must juggle with motherhood.

Kate Connolly accepts a friend's invitation to a spa day, hoping for a break from caring for her baby. Finding a body in a sauna turns relaxation into an investigation, with other guests potentially at risk from the killer.

Pregnant private investigator Kate Connolly indulges her bakery cravings while watching a suspected cheating husband. Discovering that the bakery owner is interested in Kate's own husband complicates matters further as she balances family tensions with another murder investigation.

Expecting twins while raising her first child, Kate Connolly takes on a case after rival investigator Vicente Domingo is shot. She examines his recent work and troubled past, hoping to identify the attacker before another attempt on his life.

Pregnant with twins and building her detective business, Kate Connolly accompanies Vicente Domingo to his former hometown of Golden. Their visit to gold country becomes another murder investigation, requiring Kate to identify a killer before anyone else dies.

Kate Connolly takes visiting relatives sightseeing in San Francisco, including a trip to Alcatraz. When her brother's business rival is murdered, the heavily pregnant investigator must clear her brother and find the killer while trapped on the island.

Kate Connolly's friend Paula lands a renovation job at a Victorian house, where a hostile tenant and an attic skeleton complicate the project. Kate investigates while searching for a new babysitter and managing renovations in her own growing household.

A swing-dance lesson turns deadly when a body falls from the studio roof carrying a threatening note. Pregnant with twins, Kate Connolly must investigate a warning that someone will die at the upcoming benefit dance if the event proceeds.

As Kate Connolly prepares for the birth of twins and her daughter's first birthday, she resolves to avoid another investigation. That plan soon unravels, leaving the private detective trying to solve a mystery before her expanding family's newest arrivals.